The New Jersey Youth Symphony and Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Helen H. Cha-Pyo.
In Thursday’s (10/9) New Jersey Arts, Courtney Smith writes, “New Jersey Youth Symphony is shooting for the moon in an astronomical partnership with The Union County Performing Arts Center, whose 17-day Festival of the Moon opened on Oct. 4 with a diverse lineup of more than 20 cultural events, centered thematically on the moon. The Youth Symphony will explore mankind’s connections to the cosmos with two concerts: The Moon Festival Education Concert, Oct. 15, and Lunar Rising: A Symphony in Light and Sound, Oct. 18…. They will continue the celestial theme with ‘Galaxies of Joy: The Planets in Concert,’ Dec. 13 … All three performances will take place on the Rahway venue’s Main Stage, and will be led by Helen H. Cha-Pyo. The festival is one small step for New Jersey arts and one giant leap for the Youth Symphony, who will be featured along with other leading New Jersey-based arts organizations … This will be the Youth Symphony’s third education concert with UCPAC, a partnership that began a few years ago to create free concerts for students. The first one took place in February 2024 to celebrate Black History Month, and was followed by a Women’s History Month concert in March of this year.”
